Will Power: Learning to Focus for Success
Developing your will-power is directly related to your success
in life. No one can over-estimate the power of your will to do.
Most people do not fail because of a lack of education. History
is filled with uneducated or poorly educated millionaires who
didn't let this supposed shortcoming hold them back. On the
contrary, what they may have lacked in education was obliterated
by their overpowering will to succeed no matter how many times
they failed along the way.
It is the lack of determination and concentrated will-power that
is the true reason most people fail. Just as an athlete trains
for a physical game that takes concentrated effort to
accomplish, the mind must also be trained with the proper skills
to win in life.
The process of obtaining this self-mastery - the complete
command of your mind's powers - is a gradual one. It involves
determination and the daily task of making it a habit. Once you
have self-mastery, the cost of obtaining it will bring a real
sense of accomplishment and a realization how minimal the cost
really was in the long run.
You don't need to be a genius to succeed - just make yourself do
the thing you have to do when it has to be done, whether you
like it or not. It's one of the best lessons you can learn!
In "The Power of Concentration" Theron Q. Dumont makes a
powerful statement when he says, "Do not expect that you will
always have easy sailing. Parts of your journey are likely to be
rough. Don't let the rough places put you out of commission.
Keep on with the journey. Just the way you weather the storm
shows what material you are made of. Do not let a setback stop
you. Think of it as a mere incident that has to be overcome
before you can reach your goal."
When Henry Ward Beecher was asked how he could accomplish so
much more than others, he replied, "I don't do more, but less
than other people. They do all their work three times. Once in
anticipation, once in actuality, and once in rumination. I do
mine in actuality alone, so I end up doing things just once."
Beecher could concentrate his mind on what he was doing at a
given moment. Then he'd go to something else and concentrate on
it. One of the secrets of a successful life is to be able to
focus all our energies on one thing at a time.
Don't waste your time worrying as it only crowds your thoughts
with worthless clutter. Focus on what you're doing while you're
doing it, and stop worry before it stops you. Worry is an energy
zapper. It reduces your chances of success and it can make life
just as miserable for those around you.
Learning to focus your efforts is the only way you will achieve
the success you're capable of. The earlier in life you learn
this simple fact, the more likely you will overcome everything
that slows you down and prevents you from true success in
everything you do.
Here's a recipe for a wasted life - just go about every day
trying to do too many things at once. Splitting yourself up into
a hundred parts leads to nowhere.
The old saying in real estate is: Location, Location, Location.
In life, it very well could be: Focus, Focus, Focus.
Some people like to juggle a number of tasks. Some people are
even good at it. But most of us need to concentrate our efforts
on one task at a time in order to reach our goals. It's not the
amount of work you do in an hour or a day or even a year, but
it's your persistence in constantly moving forward that will get
you where you want to go.
Keep at it! And remember ...
Focus, Focus, Focus.